A Publication by Columbus County Schools Vol. 2 Ed. 2

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TCES Kindergarteners Are “Yamming” and JammingWe celebrated our annual

Yam Festival in Tabor City with many activities. Our kindergar-teners took home yams, donated by Garrell Farms. Their fam-ily project was to transform their yam into a yam character by using their creativity and materials found at home. Yam characters included many ninja turtles, a baby yam, a Super-man yam, a Spiderman yam, a Queen Elsa yam, a Spongebob Yam Pants, a mermaid yam, a ladybug yam, and a mouse yam. Kelly Bullard, a kindergarten parent, said, “My family had an exciting time creating our ECU cheerleader yam. Go Pirates!” These yam friends were proudly displayed in the primary school hallway before being trans-ferred to Tabor City Baptist Church for the Yam Festival Art Exhibit.

Each year Tabor City has an

outdoor display competition where establishments contend for the blue ribbon prize. To con-tinue our yam celebration, our kindergarten students dressed as “yam munchkins” in our live production of “Dorothy and the Land of the Yamz.” Kinder-garten teacher, Dawn Player, portrayed the wicked witch. Kindergarten students, Anna Grace Bullard was Dorothy and Tymion Washington was the cowardly lion. Tymion said, “ I had fun being the lion, but I was hot!” Some of our other TCES staff members were the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Glenda the Good Witch.

To conclude our yam week festivities, we took our annual “Yam Walk” through the town of Tabor City. We saw many yam displays and were greeted by the business owners with early trick-or-treat goodies. The

Tabor City Police Department provided an escort and blocked traffic to ensure the students’ safety. We visited Tabor City Baptist Church to see our yam friends on display. The students were proud to see their projects at the exhibit and were encour-aged to bring their parents back during the Yam Festival. Then we visited Tabor City Public Library where we saw historical models depicting Tabor City in its earlier days.

We are fortunate to have this opportunity to participate in these activities related to the Yam Festival, which is unique to our town. We hope that our students will remember this exciting week of festivities and that it will be a highlight of their kindergarten year.

Upcoming kindergarten events include a Christmas field trip to Pirates Voyage.

TCES students created Yam Characters for Yam Festival.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” This statement applies to all areas of life, especially science. Nakina Middle School science teachers are using hands-on lessons to ensure that their students are applying the concepts that they are being taught from the Essential Course of Study. We are fortu-nate to have a separate science lab where we can take our students to perform investiga-tions and reviews.

The science lab is utilized by the sixth grade teachers and students to teach and ap-ply the scientific method by completing an investigation

called “How Many Drops?” Students had to use and re-cord the steps of the scien-tific method to determine how many drops of water a penny could hold. Sixth graders also found the volume of irregular objects by using the concept of displacement.

Our eighth graders are us-ing the lab to investigate the Law of Conservation of Mass. They also dissect frogs during which the students identify the frog’s organs. This an experience they will never forget.

Hands-on learning does not have to take place in a separate science lab. The seventh grade teachers are using their classrooms as a

“science lab.” Students enjoy applying the concepts of ani-mal and plant cells by creating models. Seventh graders have also used the outdoors as their science lab by finding and observing living organisms. The students’ smiling faces, reactions, work samples, and testing data confirm that ac-tive engagement results in better understanding and learning. By actively involv-ing students in science, the concepts, methods, and theo-ries become “real” and they begin to make connections to with their experiences.

Eighth grade students learn through frog dissection.

Science Learning Lab at Nakina Middle

Williams Township Honors our VeteransWi l l i a m s To w n s h i p

School’s annual Veterans Day program took place on Thursday, November 6, 2014 in the school cafeteria. The Williams Township Chorus directed by Mrs. Linda Jor-dan performed several patri-otic selections, including The Caisson Song (Army), An-chors Aweigh (Navy), Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder (Air Force), The Marines’ Hymn (Marine Corps), Sem-per Paradus (Coast Guard), as well as The National An-them. Three seventh grade students, Star Locklear, Rae-gan Jones & Taryn Priest, wrote essays on the topic “Why I Appreciate American

Veterans,” which they read during the program. An ad-dition to this year’s program,

luminaries were purchased by individual families to honor or remember those veterans who selflessly served their country. Williams Township’s goal next year is to have luminaries filled up down the sidewalks.

At the end of the program, local veterans and their fam-ily members were given time to speak. They shared memo-rable stories and jokes about their experiences. One veteran said, “I served in Vietnam and we were not treated very nice when we came back from Viet-nam. Tonight’s program is wonderful because it makes me feel respected for my years of service. Thank you!” Another retired Army veteran, stated that no matter which branch of the military served, all service-men and women are united in

their common bond of service to their country. “We have all chosen to stand ready to make the greatest sacrifice—laying down our own lives for our fel-low Americans. Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” The students, staff, and community members worked very hard to make this year’s program a success! We feel like this program was just a token of our appreciation to the veterans and their families that sacrifice so much for our country. Williams Township School would like to thank all who helped make this year’s annual Veterans Day program a huge success!

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If you would have taken a walk through the culinary lab at Columbus Career and College Academy during the past few weeks, you may have wondered whether

you were in a kitchen or if yourwere on a movie set. Culinary and Broadcasting students have been jointly involved in a project that is pushing their skills to that

of a culinary or video pro-fessional. The project, titled “The Road to Chopped,” is a cooking series that showcas-es two mini-episodes and one huge competition episode, “Chopped.” Students have been working hard honing their skills this semester in preparation for this event. They have already completed shooting on a practice video that entailed students per-forming knife skills and dem-onstrating how to make pasta primavera. In the last few weeks, they completed their final practice video on salads and dressings. The students in both Broadcasting and In-troduction to Culinary have taken this mission on as a challenge that they are ready to meet and conquer. The pro-cess has allowed both classes to see how important not only content knowledge, but also professionalism, leadership, and reliability really are in the working world. Fresh-man Tasia Grate commented, “I liked how it made us see what it would be like to be on

“Chopped.” The thing that was really difficult for me was that sometimes I would get my words tangled up!”

From the Broadcasting perspective, the students experienced creating and dis-covering new and innovative ideas about how to execute the production, critically thinking and planning for a real production, to work in different crew positions, the responsibilities of lead-ership, and the actual pres-sures of production, and the importance of hard work, teamwork, patience, pre-paredness, and a positive attitude.

These two episodes were created to help shape them into the producers, directors, videographers, and editors. In the process, observant, at-tentive to detail, courageous through difficulty, pursuant of great results, and expect-ant of success and comple-tion as they learn that work-ing together and responsibly is the only way to achieve their goals.

In our version of “The Road to Chopped,” the Intro-duction to Culinary students will use the skills they have learned this semester in order to battle it out in the kitchen. There will be four teams of students (three per team), three courses, but only one chance to win. Each team is given the opportu-nity to create an incredible meal from the items in the mystery basket before time runs out. Our panel of judges will critique their work. One by one, each team must face the dreaded chopping block. Which team will win the honor of being “The Road to Chopped” champions and which team will be chopped? You will have to stay tuned to find out! The show will be produced and uploaded to the web for community viewing. Keep watching our facebook page for updates! https://www.facebook.com/CCCAPride.

CCCA’s The Road to Chopped

Video broadcasting and culinary students prepare for

The WTS choir performed in honor of all veterans.

Williams Township/Nakina Choral Performance

See CCCA’s Award Winning Video for NC School Boards!!

Hallsboro Middle School Math Students Blend the Old with the New

Students in grades six through eight are forming conclusions about their

math abilities, interests, and motivation that will in-fluence how they approach

math in later years. Math instruction at Hallsboro builds on emerging capa-bilities to think hypotheti-cally, comprehend cause and effect and reason in both concrete and abstract terms.

Students are actively engaged in “doing math.” Sometimes students are required to work indepen-dently, mastering skills, and building on previously learned applications. More often than not, they are actively participating in their own learning. Stu-dents are not sitting back watching others solve prob-lems. They can’t afford to passively wait for their education. With the push to compete in a global soci-

ety, students are expected to solve more challenging problems by being exposed to stimulating, real world examples.

Hallsboro educators know that the use of ma-nipulatives helps students make gains in many ar-eas. Research has proven that long term use of math manipulatives actively en-gages the students and is positively related to student achievement and attitudes about math. At Hallsboro Middle School, manipula-tive use increases verbal-ization skills, collaboration techniques, and the think-ing skills that are required to find a variety of ways to solve real world problems. Students are equipped with

the proper use of manipula-tives and understand that objects will help them take their understanding of math skills from concrete knowledge to the more abstract.

In addition, students are sharing their math ideas while working in pairs and groups. They report that they believe group work helps them learn the con-cepts. Sixth grade student, Chayton Moore said, “If I don’t know the answer, my partner can help me. I can help my partner too if he doesn’t know something that I do.” Such opportu-nities appeal to the social nature of most children while working collabora-tively makes it likely that

their self-esteem and confi-dence in their abilities will flourish.

Hal lsboro s tudents would probably be the first to say that independently analyzing the words in a word problem, working problems, and taking notes during instruction is “old fashioned” but necessary. However, they will always say that learning through the use of manipulatives, group collaboration and technology are the most fun. Whether utilizing new or old techniques, students at Hallsboro are actively engaged and are learning how to “do math”.

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One HMS student said “If I don’t know the answer, my partner can help me. I can help my partner too,”

“Think Pink” at ADMSDuring “Think Pink” month,

students at Acme Delco Middle sold t-shirts, 50/50 raffle tickets, and bracelets as a fundraiser. Their goal was to provide breast cancer awareness among our

youth and adults as well as, raise money for research.

Acme Delco Middle “Thinks Pink” for breast cancer awareness.

Old Dock Elementary Enjoys PowWowStudents from Old Dock

Elementary attended the Wac-camaw Siouan Pow Wow re-cently. Students learned about the culture and heritage of the Waccamaw Siouan and other North Carolina Tribes.

Old Dock Elementary School will hold its Christmas Con-cert on December 19th at 9:00 AM. Come and enjoy songs of the season!

“Don’t cry because its over.

Smile because it hap-pened.”

CMS “Gets Corny”over Agriculture

Did you know that a cob (ear) of corn contains approximately 800 kernels? Through the inte-gration of Art, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Career classes, students at Chadbourn Middle School learned about the various uses of corn including: dolls, games, gas, illumina-

tion, lotion, paint and much more. According to 6th Grade Language Arts Instructor, Mrs. Margaret Pelletier, “All sixth grade students participated in learning about one of our country’s most important forms of agriculture- corn! Students wrote expository essays on the

history of corn in North Amer-ica and they learned how and why popcorn originated. They also studied two legends by the Iroquois and Seneca Native Americans about the history of the corn husk doll. Accord-ing to the legends, the beautiful corn husk doll loses her face for

becoming too vain about her looks. Students then created their own legends which had to help their corn husk doll earn her face back by performing good deeds to help the environ-ment.”

Sixth grader, Maurice Moss stated, “I learned that dextrose and other things are made of corn which grows all over the United States. You can also make a doll from corn husks. The corn husk doll never has a face because he/she was boast-ful and the creator cursed it.” Fellow 6th grader, Malik McKin-nis shared, “Corn is a healthy vegetable that grows three to four inches each night. There are different kinds of corn including: kernel, field, sweet, and Indian.” Seventh grader, Gynasia McKinney crafted a wooden corn hole board. McKinney revealed that a corn hole game consists of, “two corn hole boards with corn sewn into sacks and two play-ers who compete by throwing the sacks through the hole.

The player with the most sacks in the hole wins the game.” Students also discovered that corn is used in the production of ethanol, batteries, matches, and beauty products. Eighth graders, Jaqueline Torres and Justin Sullivan revealed, “Corn is used for producing ethanol fuel which is a component of gasoline in the U.S.”

Chadbourn Middle School educators, Mrs. Margaret Pel-letier, Ms. Princess Grantham, Mrs. Hilda Suggs, and Mr. Jim-my Bartley collaborated to facilitate real world learning that meets curriculum stan-dards and prepares students to be career and/or college ready. Evidence of student work was displayed at the Columbus County Fair in the Chadbourn Middle School booth. The booth received third place in the competition and CMS students acquired knowledge and skills that will help them be success-ful.

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Ms. Bingham’s Science class used horseshoe crabs to learn about biology. At right, a TCMS student examines a horseshoe crab, a relative of the spider.

TCMS Science Classes Learning about Horseshoe Crabs, Body Systems

We have been doing some very exciting things in Ms. Bingham seventh grade sci-ence class so far this year. Our class has been learning about cells and body systems. We have been able to do many experiments, as well as, dis-sect chicken hearts. One of our favorite activities is being able to do stations. There are always a lot of different activi-ties to work on at each station ranging from drawing and labeling parts of a particular body system to making slides and using a microscope. We

are also able to use computers to work on various interactive games that teach us about what we are learning.

We were also able to have two horseshoe crabs come stay with us a few days thanks to Mrs. Hardin. We learned that horse-shoe crabs are not in the crab family but are actually part of the spider and scorpion family. It was a lot of fun being able to touch and hold them. Thank you Mrs. Hardin for sharing them with us!!!

CGES students proudly displaying their helicopter designs.

Stingers at CGES Soaring with Science

Anyone under the as-sumption that students cannot have FUN while LEARNING is invited to observe Mr. Rob For-inger’s fourth and fifth grade science classes at Cerro Gordo Elementary School. A recent lesson really “took off ” when

students were presented this essential question, “How can we create a helicopter that will stay in the air for the longest amount of time?”

As one would expect, Stingers were all abuzz at the prospect of con-structing their very own flyer, but certain pro-cedures had to be fol-lowed, requiring learners to incorporate problem solving skills and the sci-entific method they had recently studied in class. The scientific method is a process for experi-mentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Used by scientists of all ages, from novice to pro-fessional, this process involves searching for

cause and effect relation-ships. Simply put this means an experiment is designed so that changes made to one element af-fect the experiment in a predictable manner.

Since the teacher, also known as “The Mad Sci-entist,” had provided

the first element of this technique (the question), students then were chal-lenged to form a hypoth-esis on how to manipulate their helicopters to maxi-mize flight length. Ter-rific ideas were then gen-erated, including trying different types of paper, incorporating propellers on the tops and bottoms of the flyers, creating larger wings and a lighter base, and even a funnel shaped copter with wings around the top.

Experiments were then carried out, which in-volved timing the flight lengths of each copter, while students recorded results. Data was then analyzed and conclusions drawn as to the most ef-ficient variables affecting

the length of time in the air. Lastly, the students ended the experiment by communicating their results to the principal, other teachers, and cen-tral office staff members.

Awards were presented in two categories, Most Original Design, which went to fourth grader Chaylee, who had worked diligently to produce a flyer unlike anyone else’s, used lightweight paper and devised wings that were thinner and longer than others. The other award, Maximum Fight Time, was happily ac-cepted by fifth grader Per-rell, who was overheard commenting, “When I grow up, I want to design real helicopters, or maybe I will design flying cars!”

All the students en-joyed participating, and were especially disap-pointed when the project had to be “grounded” in order to go on to the next lesson. It was not unusual, however, for student constructed cop-ters to be seen for weeks afterwards, as students perfected designs on their own.

ADES performance of “Dancing Stories.”

Veteran’s Day Celebration at SCHS (Video)

“When I grow up, I want to design real helicopters, or maybe I will design flying cars!”

- Perrell, 5th Grader at CGES

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Mr. Clarence Willoughby and his wife, Mrs. Mildred Willoughby, who have celebrated 68 years of marriage, met in a military hospital in Oak-land, California in 1945. Mrs. Mildred was his nurse during his medical treatment and recovery from wounds he suffered in Okinawa during WWII. They were honored at the SCHS Veteran’s Day Program.

South Columbus High School Media/Library, JROTC, Arts and Social Studies Departments honored U.S. military vet-erans at a Second Annual Take a Veteran to School Program Thursday, November 6, 2014 in the school auditorium.

The veterans were greeted with salutes as the JROTC Cadets stood at attention and escorted them into the building. Af-ter a welcome by Principal Eddie Beck, Posting of the Colors and The Pledge of Allegiance was presented by the JROTC Cadets followed by the cadets singing the army song and SCHS Mane Attraction Choral Ensemble singing the National Anthem. Brittney Sellers delivered the invocation and a roll call of all veterans in attendance was announced by Monica Tutt and Corbin Clemons. Richard D. Harrelson MSGT, Retired, US Air Force took action with the POW-MIA Cer-emony. After a somber remembrance, the SCHS Brass Ensemble played “Taps” in honor of the fallen soldiers and the band played “Salute to America’s Finest,”

representing the song of each branch of the armed services. Cadet PVT Grayson Smith introduced guest speaker, Nor-man Greg Hewett MSGT, USAF, Ret., whom rendered a motivational speech about his leaving home at age 17 to join the air force and all the experiences he encountered along with some factual in-formation about today’s military. MSGT Hewett served with George Bush’s Air Force One the last five years in service. Students from Peggy Smith’s English class, Katlin Barnhill and Jokop Fipps, prepared and presented a memorable mock ballad entitled “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” To conclude the program, the Choral Ensemble sang “God Bless the U.S.A” followed by the retiring of the colors led by JROTC Cadets.

Veterans and guests were invited to the media center for a reception hosted by SCHS JROTC instructors, Melvin Matthews First Sgt, retired and Karl Gore Sgt First Class, retired.

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GES Medieval Family Night

T h e Q u e e n a n d Knight welcomed ev-eryone to Family Night held on Monday, Septem-ber 29th, 2014. Over 100 people began the night by gathering in the caf-eteria. Mr. Norris took this time to discuss Title 1 requirements while everyone enjoyed a meal served by the Guideway Elementary School caf-eteria staff.

Following the refresh-ments, parents were en-couraged to meet with teachers and discuss

their students’ progress, needs, and any other concerns. Third grade teacher, Mrs. Howerton, hosted a special meeting to inform parents of the new expectations re-garding third grade stu-dents and the “Read to Achieve” requirements. Central office staff was also present to assist and answer questions.

The Book Fair was another activity held. This is the library’s fall fundraiser with Monday night kicking-off this

week long event. Over $600 scholastic dollars were earned to purchase more books for the li-brary. Thank you to ev-eryone who was able to participate.

I n c o n n e c t i o n with the Book Fair, a “Knights and Castles” door decorating contest was held. Mrs. Clontz’s homeroom class won this contest and will receive a special reward. Thank you to all teach-ers and classes for par-ticipating.

A parent, student and teacher interacts at a recent ADES curriculum night.

ADES + Parent Involvement = Student Success

Do the majority of par-ents want their children to succeed in school and ultimately in life? Of course they do! Does Acme Delco Elementary School want parents to be involved in their chil-dren’s educational life of their children at school and at home? You bet we do! Research consistently supports the fact that parental involvement----- what parents do with their children--- is more important than who they are, how much money they make, parent edu-cational levels, or racial backgrounds---when it comes to their children achieving more academic success.

ADES believes that most parents want to help their children but they do not always know how to help or get involved with school. We are trying to bridge the “gap of uncer-tainty” by maintaining an atmosphere that is parent friendly and implement-ing multiple methods of keeping parents informed about curriculum, stu-dent progress, and cur-rent school events.

Parents are our chil-dren’s first teachers. When the children be-come school age, school teachers take on a major

role in teaching the chil-dren. What we know as educators is that we still need the help of the par-ents in order for the chil-dren to thrive at school. Curriculum nights for parents offer opportuni-ties for the community to come in and experience first-hand what their chil-dren are actually doing at school and how the par-ents can reinforce student learning at home.

ADES successfully hosted three curriculum nights thus far this school year. Parents were in-vited to participate in Literacy Night, Science Night, and Math Night and to enjoy a meal at each meeting.

Acme Delco Elemen-tary held Literacy Night for students and parents in September. Media spe-cialist, Myra Malpass, presented a video pre-sentation to parents and students demonstrating the importance of read-ing to children on a level that would increase vo-cabulary and background knowledge for the child. Columbus County Pub-lic Children’s Librar-ian, Lizzieletta Dixon, involved students in an interactive story reading/telling session. Children and parents experienced

the pleasure and power of storytelling as a form of literary art.

For Science night in October, a simple experi-ment was conducted with parents and students to clarify the scientific pro-cess that is needed for students to create a sci-ence fair project. Parents and students were shown how to choose a science project, the components of a project, the processes involved in conducting the experiment, and the proper way to set up the science fair board.

Parents and students had the pleasure of par-ticipating in Math Night in November. Parents attended grade level ses-sions and learned about two newly implement-ed math programs - GO MATH and First In Math. Teachers also gave an overview of grade level standards and shared math strategies that will help students solve and understand problems. Parents enjoyed math games and the use of-hands-on manipulatives. It was great opportunity for teachers and parents to come together to sup-port our students’ aca-demic successes.

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T h e s e c o n d a n d third grade classes at Evergreen Elementary School enjoyed a won-derful day at the Maze Craze in Hallsboro, NC. The students saw Spook-ley, the square pumpkin, as it related to an anti-bullying program previ-ously presented in their classroom. They also experienced many types

of visuals that they had learned through vari-ous literature lessons. The students showed remarkable social skills and how to treat others fairly.

CES Celebrates Bully Free and Red Ribbon Week

Maze Craze Outing at Evergreen Elementary

Chadbourn Elemen-tary School’s Super-stars had a weeklong celebration for Bully Free and Red Ribbon coordinated by school social worker Kristen Nance. The theme of the week was “Our School Rocks: Bully Free and Drug Free!!”. The staff and students participated in several events from door deco-rating competitions to an art contest centered on teaching students the importance of being bully free and drug free. Each day of the celebra-tion students and staff participated in spirit days which consisted of students and staff wearing school shirts,

favorite team jerseys, wacky socks, and hav-ing wacky hair. One of the funniest spirit days was when students and staff wore hats to show at CES students and staff are “Hats Off to Happy Kids.” Students in art with the help of Ms. Storm decorated the school’s fences with the theme of the week. The winner of the door competition was Mrs. Long and Mrs. Farmer’s Pre-K class and they re-ceived a special award. This week-long celebra-tion taught students the steps to stop bullying and what to do if they see someone being bul-lied. Students were reminded that spoken

words can’t be erased and that they should not blurt out words that might hurt. Also, stu-dents were reminded to stay healthy they need to stay drug free. Students and staff at CES look forward to next year’s Bully Free and Red Ribbon Week Celebration.

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Columbus County Schools Social Worker Kristen Nance presented a week of Bully and Drug prevention at CES recently..

West Columbus’ FFA Honors Seniors with Gold Card Banquet

WCHS’ FFA held its annual Gold Card Banquet, which honors senior citizens in the area. Each senior is given a gold card which entitles them to free admission to all school events.

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HAES Celebrates American Education Week!Faculty, students and staff

at Hallsboro-Artesia Elemen-tary School celebrated Amer-ican Education Week on Oc-tober 6-10, 2014. The school media center kicked off the American Education Week Celebration with our annual Hallsboro-Artesia Panther Book Fair allowing students to purchase lots of books, posters, pencils, games, and more. Tony Jordan, a sec-ond grader in Mrs. Tachau’s class this year stated, “The book fair was really great! I like to draw and I found a book that showed me how to draw teenage m u t a n t n i n j a turtles. I want to be an artist when I grow up and reading this book will help me draw better.” His mother, Deputy Latisha Jordan had lots of good things to say about the book fair. “Lots of parents attended the book fair and we had a variety of books to choose from. Ms. McPherson and her staff of volunteers were very friend-

ly and helpful. Many parents are on a budget and there were lots of books that were reasonably priced!” Family Literacy Night was held on Thursday, October 9th from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Family Literacy Night allowed stu-dents the opportunity to give their parents an inside view of the 21st Century literacy programs, technology, and “hands-on” activities they participate in daily at school. This special afternoon was also another opportunity to

purchase books for their children and classroom.

Parents with children in all grade levels had the opportu-nity to eat lunch with their child at 12 :00 noon

each day. The parents and students enjoyed their spe-cial lunch time together!

Other highlights of the week involved having the students show their HAES school spirit and PANTHER pride. On Monday, students dressed up as their favorite

teacher. Tuesday was “Sock It to Me Day!” Students wore silly socks in a rainbow of colors. Wednesday was “Hat Day!” Students wore all types of hats to celebrate the day. Thursday was “Book Character Day” and lots of

students dressed up as their favorite storybook character. School Spirit shirts were worn on Friday to show school pride and support for the HAES Panthers!

Health Science students at SCHS working on a patient.

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HAES Panther on the prowl for the perfect book.

ECHS’ Mariel Barker Sellers is NC Region 4 Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to East Colum-bus science teacher Mariel Bark-er Sellers for being named North Carolina Region 4 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Sellers will now com-pete against eight other teachers for North Carolina Teacher of the Year. James Ford, the cur-rent North Carolina Teacher of the Year, made the surprise an-nouncement at a student assem-bly recently.

See Video of Ms. Barker’s sur-prise announcement.